Pinko Marx
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Why is every PDP thread on GAF such a shitshow?
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PewDiePie reached 10 Billion YouTube views
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lol Swedish police be like, knocking on the door calmly and asking "Excuse me sir, are you currently engaging in the XYZ activity we were warned about through anonymous phone tip line ? Oh... no ? You're just playing video games ? Have a good day then."
So is SWATing really an American thing ? Interesting... I didn't know.
n0razi
Member
Charisma is a talent (Fallout says so!)... plenty of celebrities make money off just acting a certain way or saying certain things... charisma is also highly subjective so not everyone will share the same views. I wasn't born with any musical talent so I will probably never make money performing music. However it I was, I could probably do decent off talent alone and actually make money if I applied myself to practice, make demo tapes, and perform at shows. Pewdiepie has charisma, he also took that and made youtube videos along with whatever production work that entails. Yes, there was some luck involved but I wouldn't sat he has no talent. He still has to produce content for people to consume.
An example or "Making money doing something that require no talent" would be some ugly uncharasmatic guy uploading Lets Play vids.. well guess what, hes not gonna make money
King Tubby
Member
Go and do it yourself. It's an easy way to make a living, isn't it?
He's mainstream so he sucks, x youtuber I watch is so much better!!!
Mr. Nice_Guy
Member
I'm guessing you haven't worked in film before?
Editing and recording "look" easy, until something goes wrong and oh boy can it. And when it does it does HARD. And even when it doesn't, it's not "not hard work".
Fuck man I wish wouldn't support me too, I hate that I have a part time job and my min. wage, He's an inspiration and if I could be even be as half successful as him while doing something that requires no skill, I would love every second of it because screw real "Jobs", I don't want one
Just watch the British streamer getting 'swatted', which is essentially 2 polite chaps knocking at the door and getting it resolved. there and then.
Editing lets plays and movies is a completely different thing entirely, bad editing in a movie can ruin it, bad editing in a let's play does nothing except make it annoying due to obvious quick-cuts.
Corpsepyre
Banned
I just don't understand this AT ALL. Is gaming really THAT popular on Youtube?
Napalm_Frank
Member
People getting salty over salty people. Too meta for me.
BibiMaghoo
Member
n0razi
Member
How old are you?
Scientist Supreme!
Banned
10
Billion
Hitokiri03
Member
I can`t hate him, he likes Souls games.
And his videos are fun to watch.
And his videos are fun to watch.
Since there's not 10 billion people in the world, maybe it's just 1 person clicking on the videos 10 billion times.
cartographer
Member
Since people are talking about how much he makes in relation to sports figures, of the 505 NBA players with contracts for the 2015-16 season, 399 will earn less in salary than PDP's reported $7.4 million in revenue from 2014. Depending on what the exact number was, he could have earned more than two more players (Pau Gasol and Jose Calderon). That's 79 percent of NBA contracts.
Jameis Winston, the first pick of the most recent NFL draft, will earn less per year on his contract than PDP's $7.4 million.
I don't have the data in front of me but that's a higher number than most Premier League players, as well, and almost all of them that don't play for a top 4, top 5 club (and even a good portion of those that do).
It's not the $100+ million Beyonce made in 2014 but it's certainly comparable to people in other entertainment fields. And I'm sure his 2015 figure is going to be insane, too.
Jameis Winston, the first pick of the most recent NFL draft, will earn less per year on his contract than PDP's $7.4 million.
I don't have the data in front of me but that's a higher number than most Premier League players, as well, and almost all of them that don't play for a top 4, top 5 club (and even a good portion of those that do).
It's not the $100+ million Beyonce made in 2014 but it's certainly comparable to people in other entertainment fields. And I'm sure his 2015 figure is going to be insane, too.
Srey Plaughtered
Member
The sweet combination of Salty Jelly.
ChosenPredator
Banned
massive jelousy and envy probably.
Fair play well done to him, even though I don't pay much attention to his videos.
I would say that he's the best influence on kids. My niece use to play games pretty chilled. Now after discovering this whole YouTube thing (mainly PDP), she just screams and overreacts at everything in games.
I would say that he's the best influence on kids. My niece use to play games pretty chilled. Now after discovering this whole YouTube thing (mainly PDP), she just screams and overreacts at everything in games.
I'm not into his (I say his because he is the best when it comes to it) kinda YouTube videos but that is a great achievement. There's a discussion about numbers =! quality here somewhere (just look at the German newsaper trash BILD for instance) but at least that guy isn't racist or trying to sell his viewers expensive gold watches or something.
Professor Beef
Banned
So now we're going down the semantics route? Well have fun with that.
"It really doesn't matter what you think. Life is not fair. This is how it is. If you think someone else is funnier, go refresh their videos over and over because...that's how we get paid." - PewDiePie
this.
cantona222
Member
Actually he averages 2 videos a day. That's insane.
Naked Prime
Member
Only know the name from South Park. Same as with Honey Boo Boo; didn't realize either was an actual thing till afterwards. Never seen a video of his, but can't hate the hustle so great for him I suppose.
If it requires no talent then why only him got this amount of success? I don't like him but he didn't get all if this without a reason.
Defcon_2Fast4u
Neo Member
Not really a fan of his, and I really do not understand why the world is crazy about him.
Youtuber's like Hutch, Seananners, and Sark are great to watch.
Youtuber's like Hutch, Seananners, and Sark are great to watch.
CaptainMellow
Banned
One of the worst Clickbait Youtube channels, thats how hes racked up so many views
Scientist Supreme!
Banned
What's clickbait about his channel?
SirNinja
Member
It certainly is, Mr. Kimmel. Still love your show, by the way, despite that one recent...well, you know.
According to this thread you've never been very fund of him anyway
http://neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1074989
Kenzodielocke
Banned
I like/dislike him at the same time. He can get really annoying but some videos are actually very likable. Also his cursing is bad, because many kids are watching his video.
FalsettoVibe
Member
Good for him.
Scientist Supreme!
Banned
From RagnarokX:
Reasons to watch people play games:
The person playing is someone you enjoy listening to.
You want watch how someone else experiences the game and live vicariously through them (same reason people watch sports, porn, movies, etc.).
You don't like the person playing.
You want to relive a game you already played without going through the hassle of finding the game and replaying it.
You can't get the game.
The gameplay is so lackluster that nothing important is lost by watching instead of playing.
To see someone very skilled play a game.
To see someone fail.
http://m.neogaf.com/showpost.php?p=176895993
bodyboarder
Member
Impressive.
That guy is the very embodiment of salt. Holy fucking shit.
Simply Sami
Member
Can't stand him. The guy used to make rape jokes a lot and I still aren't ain't sure why he's so popular.
Dangansona
Member
I'm getting salty about the persistence of that use of the word salt, especially when half the time it's people just not liking the same thing you like.
zerokoolpsx
Member
His bloodborne videos were hilarious. Too bad he didn't do it for all the bosses.
Coffee Dog
Banned
A shitty thing is popular, and this particular shitty thing is something that a lot of people don't understand or care about already (let's plays) and this let's them talk shit about large groups of people
It's the expected reaction.
Scientist Supreme!
Banned
See this comment.
Coffee Dog
Banned
Is the word rape funny to you
It's funny to pewdiepie
That's the joke
It's shit, and pewdiepie's sense of humor is childish